Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1904
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UPATÖ, adv. Also uppatø. Hoarded away, put aside secretly, hidden (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), uppatø).Sh. 1904 E.D.D.:
Wir Gibbie can marry whin he laekes, he has somtin' upatö.